Gupta, S., Gittins, S., Picherack, P., “Insights into Some Key Issues with Solvent Aided Process”, Petroleum Society—Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, Paper No. 2001-126, pp 1-23, Jun. 12-14, 2001. |
Vogel, J.V., “How Solvent Vapors Can Improve Steam Floods”, World Oil, Nov. 1996. |
Nasr, T.N., Kimber, K.D., Jha, K.N., “A Novel Scaled Physical Simulator for Horizontal Well Enhanced Oil Recovery”, Petroleum Society of CIM and CANMET, Paper No. 5, pp 5-1 to 5-19, Oct. 7-9, 1991. |
Cuthiell, D., McCarthy, C., Frauenfeld, T., Cameron, S., Kissel, G., “Investigation of the Vapex Process Using CT Scanning and Numerical Simulation”, Petroleum Society—Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, Paper No. 2001-128, pp 1-17, Jun. 12-14, 2001. |
Nghiem, L.X., Kohse, B.F., Sammon, P.H., “Compositional Simulation of the Vapex Process”, Petroleum Society—Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, Paper No. 2000-34, Jun. 4-8, 2000. |
Doan, Q., Doan, L., Ali, S. M. Farouq, George, A.E., “Usefulness of Scaled Models in Heavy Oil Recovery Development by Steam and Horizontal Wells”, 6th UNITAR International Conference, Houston Texas, pp 689-706, Feb. 12-17, 1995. |
Das, S. K., Butler, R. M., “Extraction of Heavy Oil and Bitumen Using Solvents at Reservoir Pressure”, Petroleum Society of CIM, Paper No. 95-118, pp 1-15, Oct. 16-18, 1995. |
Butler, R.M., Mokrys, I.J., “A New Process (VAPEX) for Recovering Heavy Oils using Hot Water and Hydrocarbon Vapour”, Petroleum Society of CIM/Society of Petroleum Engineers, Paper No. CUM/SPE 90-133, pp 133-1-133-15, Jun. 10-13, 1990. |
Jha, K.N., Butler, R.M., Lim, G.B., Oballa V., “Vapour Extraction (VAPEX) Process for Recovery of Heavy Oil and Bitumen”, 6th UNITAR International Conference, Houston Texas, pp 759-774, Feb. 12-17, 1995. |
Fair, A.E., McIntosh J.R., “Can In Situ Recovery Compete with Open Pit Mining in the Oil Sands”, AOSTRA/Canadian Heavy Oil Association, pp 121-132, Jun. 10-12, 1992. |
Chang, H.L., Ali S.M. Farouq, George, A.E., “Performance of Horizontal-Vertical Well Combinations for Steamflooding Bottom Water Formations”, Petroleum Society of CIM/Society of Petroleum Engineers, Paper No. CIM/SPE 90-86, pp 86/1-16, Jun. 10-13, 1990. |
Chang, H.L., Ali S.M. Farouq, George, A.E., “Steamflood Applications for Marginal Heavy Oil Reservoirs with Underlying Bottom Water”, 5th Unitar International Conference on Heavy Crude and Tar Sands, pp 193-205, 1992. |
Butler, R., Yee, C. T., “Progress in the In Situ Recovery of Heavy Oils and Bitumen”, Petroleum Society—Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, Paper No. 2000-50, Jun. 4-8, 2000. |
Jiang, Q., Butler, R.M., Yee C.T., “Steam and Gas Push (SAGP)—4; Recent Theoretical Developments and Laboratory Results Using Layered Models”, Petroleum Society—Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, Paper No. 2000-51, Jun. 4-8, 2000. |
Butler, R.M., “Application of SAGD, Related Processes Growing in Canada”, Oil and Gas Journal, pp 74-78, May 14, 2001. |
Minssieux, L., Bardon, C., Rouet, J., Groffe, P., “Effects of Asphaltene Deposition in Production Treatment and Prevention Tests”, International Symposium on Colloid Chemistry in Oil Production, Nov. 26-29, 1995. |
Butler, R.M., “SAGD Comes of Age”, JCPT. |
Butler, R.M., Yee, C.T., “An Experimental Study of Steam Condensation in the Presence of Non-condensable Gases in Porous Solids”, AOSTRA Journal of Research, vol. 3, No. 1, pp 15-23, 1986. |
Butler, R.M., “Steam and Gas Push (SAGP)”, The Petroleum Society, Paper No. 97-137, pp 1-15, Jun. 8-11, 1997. |
Jiang, Q., Bulter, R.M., Yee, C.T., “The Steam and Gas Push (SAGP)-2: Mechanism Analysis and Physics Model Testing”, The Petroleum Society, Paper No. 98-43, Jun. 8-10, 1998. |
Jiang, Q., Butler, R.M., Yee, C.T., “Development of the Steam and Gas Push (SAGP) Process”, GravDrain, Paper No. 1998.59, pp. 1-18, 1998. |
Butler, R.M., Jiang, Q., Yee, C.T., “Steam and Gas Push (SAGP)-3; Recent Theoretical Developments and Laboratory Results”, The Petroleum Society, Paper No. 99-23, Jun. 14-18, 1999. |
Briggs, P.J., Beck, D.L., Black, C.J.J. Bissell, R., “Heavy Oil from Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 19671, May 1992. |
Petit, H.J.-M., Renard, G., Valentin, E., “Technical and Economic Evaluation of Steam Injection with Horizontal Wells for Two Typical Heavy-Oil Reservoirs”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 19828, pp 619-629, Oct. 8-11, 1989. |
Mokrys, I.J., Butler, R.M., “In-Situ Upgrading of Heavy Oils and Bitumen by Propane Deasphalting: The Vapex Process”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 25452, pp 409-424, Mar. 21-23, 1993, pp. 409-424. |
Richardson, W.C., Chu, C., “Composition of Remaining Oil in a Mature Steamflood”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 27796, pp. 137-151, Apr 17-20, 1994. |
Donnelly, J.K., Chmilar M.J., “The Commercial Potential of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 30278, pp 295-308, Jun. 19-21, 1995. |
Bulter, R.M., Mokrys, I.J., Das, S.K., “The Solvent Requirements for Vapex Recovery”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 30293, pp 465-474, Jun. 19-21, 1995. |
Palmgren, C., Edmunds, N., “High Temperature Naptha to Replace Steam in the SAGD Process”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 30294, pp 475-478, Jun. 19-21, 1995. |
Das, S.K., Butler, R.M., “Countercurrent Extraction of Heavy Oil and Bitumen”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 37094, pp 501-510, Nov. 18-20, 1996. |
Singhal, A.K., Das, S.K., Leggitt, S.M., Kasraie, M., Ito, Y., “Screening of Reservoirs for Exploitation by Application of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage/Vapex Processes”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 37144, pp 867-876, Nov. 18-20, 1996. |
Jiang, Q., Butler, R.M., “Selection of Well Configurations in Vapex Process”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 37145, pp 877-885, Nov. 18-20, 1996. |
Escobar, M.A., Valera, C.A., Perez, R.E., “A Large Heavy Oil Reservoir in Lake Maracaibo Basin: Cyclic Steam Injection Experiences”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE No. 37551, pp 347-447, Feb. 10-12, 1997. |
Davies, D.K., Mondragon, J.J., Hara, P.S., “A Novel, Low Cost Well Completion Technique Using Steam for Formations with Unconsolidated Sands, Wilmington Field, California”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE Paper No. 38793, pp. 433-447, Oct. 5-8, 1997. |
Das, S. K., “Vapex: An Efficient Process for the Recovery of Heavy Oil and Bitumen”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE Paper No. 50941, pp 232-237, Feb. 10-12, 1997. |
Yuan, J.Y., Tremblay, B., Babchin, A., “A Wormhole Network Model of Cold Production in Heavy Oil”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE Paper No. 54097, pp 1-7, Mar. 17-19, 1999. |
Escobar, E., Valco, P., Lee, W.J., Rodriguez, M.G., “Optimization Methodology for Cyclic Steam Injection with Horizontal Wells”, Petroleum Society—Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, Paper No. CIM 65525, pp 1-12, Nov. 6-8, 2000. |
Nghiem, L.X., Sammon P.H., Kohse, B.F., “Modeling Asphaltene Precipitation and Dispersive Mixing in the Vapex Process”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE Paper No. 66361, pp 1-11, Feb. 11-14, 2001. |
Stone, T.W., Bennett, J., Holmes, J.A., “Thermal Simulation with Multisegment Wells”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc., SPE Paper No. 66373, pp 1-13, Feb. 11-14, 2001. |
Batycky, J., “An Assessment of In situ Oil Sands Recovery Processes”, The Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, vol. 36, No. 9, pp. 15-19, Oct. 1997. |
Butler, R.M. and Mokrys, I.J., “A New Process (VAPEX) for Recovering Heavy Oils Using Hot Water and Hydrocarbon Vapour”, JCPT, vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 97-106, Jan.-Feb. 1991. |
Butler, R.M. and Mokrys, I.J., Recovery of Heavy Oils Using Vapourized Hydrocarbon Solvents: Further Developments of the VAPEX Process:, JCPT, vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 56-62, Jun. 1993. |
S.K. Das and Butler, R.M., “Effect of Asphaltene Deposition on the VAPEX Process: A Preliminary Investigation Using A Hele-Shaw Cell”, JCPT, vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 39-45, Jun. 1994. |
Das, S.K., “In Situ Recovery of Heavy Oil and Bitumen Using Vaporized Hydrocarbon Solvents”, Dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Calgary, Mar. 1995. |
Palmgren, C. and Edmunds, N.; “High Temperature Naptha to Replace Steam in the SAGD Process”, International Heavy Oil Symposium, Calgary, Alberta Canada, Jun. 19-21, 1995, SPE 30294. |
Butler, R.M., “Thermal Recovery of Oil and Bitumen”, GravDrain Inc., Calgary Alberta, Aug. 1997. |
Komery, D.P., Luhning, R.W., Pearce, J.V., Goo, W.K., “Pilot Testing of Post-Steam Birumen Recovery from Mature SAGD Wells in Canada”, Seventh UNITAR International Conference, Beijing, China, Oct. 27-31, 1998. |
S.K. Das and Butler, R.M., “Mechanism of the Vapor Extraction Process for Heavy Oil and Bitumen”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 21, pp. 43-59, 1998. |
Saltuklaroglu, M., Wright, G.N., Conrad, P.R., McIntyre, J.R., Manchester, G.T. “Mobil's SAGD Experience at Celtic Saskatchewan”, CSPG and Petroleum Society Joint Convention, Calgary, Alberta Canada, Jun. 14-18, 1999. |
Donnelly, J.K., “The Best Process for Cold Lake CSS Verse SAGD”, CSPG and Petroleum Society Joint Convention, Calgary, Alberta Canada, Jun. 1999. |
Luhning, R.W., Lugning, C.P., “The Vapex Process: Non-Thermal Recovery of Birumen and Heavy Oil for Improved Economics and Climate Change Advantage”, CHOA Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Nov. 24, 1999. |
Butler, R.M., Bharatha, S., Yee, C.-T., “Natural and Gas-lift in SAGD Production Wells”, Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, vol. 39, No 1, pp. 18-29, Jan. 2000. |
Butler, R.M., Jiang, W., “Improved Recovery of Heavy Oil by Vapex with Widely Spaced Horizontal Injectors and Producers”, JCPT, vol., 39, No. 1, pp. 48-56, Jan. 2000. |
Lim, G.B., Kry, R.P., Harker, B.C., Jha, K.N., “Cyclic Stimulation of Cold Lake Oil Sand with Supercritical Ethane”, Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE Paper No. 30298, pp 521-528, Jun. 19-21, 1995. |
Lim, G.B., Kry, R.P., Harker, B.C., Jha, K.N., “Three Dimensional Scaled Physical Modeling of Solvent Vapour Extraction of Cold Lake Bitumen”, Canadian SPE/CIM/CANMET Paper No. HWC94-46, Mar. 20-23, 1994. |